Three experts discuss lessons learnt from a large-scale dissection of the reproducibility, analytical robustness and replicability of published results. Jelte M. Wicherts is in the Department of ...

A new study finds when people engage in participatory science activities involving awe-inspiring natural phenomena, they more closely identify with science and feel a greater sense of belonging.

New research by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF) has found that citizen science initiatives could be one of the keys to unlocking ...

Mustafa Al-Bassam was a Ph.D. student in computer science in 2019 at University College London when he published a paper titled "LazyLedger." Not meant for a lazy reader, the paper went on to describe ...

Luca de Alfaro, professor of Computer Science and Engineering, has always harbored a hidden love for biology. During the pandemic, this passion far outside his professional area of study evolved as he ...

A teenager's innovative paper sensor for early pancreatic cancer detection, based on the protein mesothelin, captured global attention. While the concept addressed a critical medical need for ...

Progress in science is often marked by major breakthroughs, but tracking which discoveries are truly revolutionary is a monumental task. A disruptive work makes prior research obsolete, leaving traces ...

The Presidential Commission to Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) released a report on children’s health last month, and it uses the word “crisis” no fewer than 40 times within 72 pages. One of these ...